This README file describes the files included as part of "Toxic Speech and Limited Demand for Content Moderation on Social Media" on the American Political Science Review Dataverse.

For replication of the analyses, we recommend "Select all files" and download them all at once via the American Political Science Review Dataverse. 

In addition to this README file, there are these files:

(1) Supplementary_Information.pdf - This file is Supplementary Information to the journal article. It includes information on the experimental stimuli, the question wording of survey questions, operationalization of variables, information on sociodemographic characteristics of participants, estimates and regression tables underlying figures of the journal article, details on a replication study of the LGBTQ study after Elon Musk’s Twitter take-over, information on content moderation practices and public opinion in the US and beyond, robustness checks, and heterogeneity analysis.

(2) Survey_questions_and_responses.pdf - This file includes information on survey questions, wording, and response options.

(3) Preregistration_Recruitment_Procedure_Experimental_Process.pdf - This file provides information on preregistration, the experimental process, and the recruitment procedure.

(4) Ethics_approval_letter.pdf - The file provides the Ethics approval letter for the study on behalf of the Department of Politics and International Relations Research Ethics Committee (DPIR DREC) at the University of Oxford.

(5) Ethics_approval_amendment.pdf - This file includes an amendment of the research ethics application and the ethics approval of DPIR DREC at the University of Oxford. 

(6) folder "replication files": folder providing R code (in folder "code") for the replication of the presented research findings, which saves the generated outputs of the script (e.g., LaTex files, generated tables and figures) in the folder "results". All datasets of the survey experiments are stored in the folder "data." For replication, please download "all files" via the American Political Science Review Dataverse, including the folder structure, and set the working directory in R to the folder "code" in order to save all outputs in the results folders. Here are details on the replication files: 

(6.1) 1_main.R - This file provides the code for replicating the analysis and reproducing tables and figures presented in the journal article. The R script analyzes data of the survey experiments stored in the folder "data". Generated outputs (e.g., LaTex files, figures, tables) are saved in the folder "results". 

(6.2) 2_appendix.R -  This file provides the code for reproducing the figures and tables presented in the Supplementary Information of the journal article (see file (1) Supplementary_Information.pdf). The R script analyzes data of the survey experiments stored in the folder "data". Generated outputs (e.g., LaTex files, figures, tables) are saved in the "appendix" folder, which is located inside the "results" folder. 

(6.3) billionaires.RData - This data file (RData) provides data from this survey experiment: Billionaires study.

(6.4) highly_religious.RData  - This data file (RData) provides data from this survey experiment:  Christians study.

(6.5) lgbtq.RData - This data file (RData) provides data from this survey experiment: LGBTQ study.

(6.6) lgbtq_replication.RData - This data file (RData) provides data from this survey experiment: LGBTQ study (replication).

(6.7) partisans.RData - This data file (RData) provides data from this survey experiment: partisans study.

(6.8) folder "results" - Outputs produced by the script "main.R" will be stored in this folder called "results". The outputs that the R code will produce are already uploaded in this folder, i.e.: 

Figure2.png - Generated Figure 2 of the journal articleFigure3.png - Generated Figure 3 of the journal articleFigure4.png - Generated Figure 4 of the journal articleFigure5.png - Generated Figure 5 of the journal articleFigure6.png - Generated Figure 6 of the journal articleTable1.tex - Generated Table 1 of the journal articleTable2.tex - Generated Table 2 of the journal article

(6.9) folder "appendix" - Outputs produced by the script "appendix.R" will be stored in the "appendix" which is located inside the "results" folder. The outputs that the R code will produce are already uploaded in this folder, i.e.: 

TableS1_prereg_procedure.tex - Generated Table S1 of the file "Survey_questions_and_responses.pdf" 
FigureS1.png - Generated Figure S1 of the Supplementary InformationFigureS2.png - Generated Figure S2 of the Supplementary InformationFigureS3.png - Generated Figure S3 of the Supplementary InformationFigureS4.png - Generated Figure S4 of the Supplementary InformationTableS3.tex - Generated Table S3 of the Supplementary InformationTableS4.tex - Generated Table S4 of the Supplementary InformationTableS5.tex - Generated Table S5 of the Supplementary InformationTableS6.tex - Generated Table S6 of the Supplementary Information TableS7.tex - Generated Table S7 of the Supplementary Information TableS8.tex - Generated Table S8 of the Supplementary Information TableS9.tex - Generated Table S9 of the Supplementary Information TableS10.tex - Generated Table S10 of the Supplementary Information 
TableS11_top.tex - Generated Table S11 (top part) of the Supplementary InformationTableS11_bottom.tex - Generated Table S11 (bottom part) of the Supplementary InformationTableS12.tex - Generated Table S12 of the Supplementary Information TableS13.tex - Generated Table S13 of the Supplementary Information TableS15.tex - Generated Table S15 of the Supplementary Information TableS16.tex - Generated Table S16 of the Supplementary Information TableS17.tex - Generated Table S17 of the Supplementary Information 
TableS18_top.tex - Generated Table S18 (top part) of the Supplementary Information TableS18_bottom.tex - Generated Table S18 (bottom part) of the Supplementary Information TableS19.tex - Generated Table S19 of the Supplementary Information TableS20.tex - Generated Table S20 of the Supplementary Information TableS21.tex - Generated Table S21 of the Supplementary Information TableS22.tex - Generated Table S22 of the Supplementary Information 
